Probing the local structure of nanoscale actinide oxides: a comparison between PuO<sub>2</sub> and ThO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles rules out PuO<sub>2+x</sub> hypothesis

Laura Bonato, Matthieu Virot, Thomas Dumas, Adel Mesbah, Elodie Dalodière, Oliver Dieste Blanco, T. Wiss, X.F. Le Goff, Michaël Odorico, Damien Prieur,

Nanoscale Advances · 2019 · 45 citations · 52 references

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XRD, EXAFS and HR-TEM study reveals a strong correlation between AnO<sub>2</sub> (An = Th and Pu) nanoparticle size and An(<sc>iv</sc>) local structure.

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